SERVICEBERRY

saskatoon, serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry

(noun) edible purple or red berries

Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow

(noun) any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

serviceberry (plural serviceberries)

(Europe) Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.

The berries of those trees

(North America) Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.

The berry of such a plant.

Synonyms

• (plant of genus Amelanchier): currant-tree, Juneberry, shad-blossom, shadbush

Source: Wiktionary



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